Sr. Manager, People Operations

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

At KCF, we are committed to providing best-in-class benefits, engaging development opportunities, and powerful perks that are focused on bringing out the best in you.

• 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance premiums
• Health Savings Account with generous employer contributions
• Flexible work model for most positions, “work from home, work from anywhere”
• Competitive compensation & bonus opportunities
• 401(k) with company match
• Monthly cell phone and internet stipend
• $500 annual wellness reimbursement
• Learning culture committed to growth and continuous development

KCF Technologies exists to solve the world's machine health problems to drive safety and sustainability for our communities. We empower industry to eradicate downtime, waste, and injuries with KCF's Machine Health Solutions Platform. Learn more at

• Smarts:
  We are humbly aggressive lifelong learners.
• Grit:
  We are scrappy, proactive problem solvers who don’t stop until the job is done.
• Drive:
  We demonstrate an insatiable hunger to serve others.
• Responsibility:
  We do the right thing and contribute to the greater good.
• Autonomy:
  We own our work and define how we do it, while aligned with the greater mission.

We are currently seeking a Sr. Manager, People Operations to lead our People Operations team! As a Sr. Manager, People Operations at KCF Technologies, you'll have the opportunity to work on highly collaborative team in one of the most exciting fields in technology—right in the heart of State College, PA!

• Lead, manage, and hold a team of people operations personnel accountable in the functions of operations, recruitment, and talent management; hires, coaches and develops team to ensure they have the tools to perform at their best; ensures an environment that
  1) aligns with KCF’s operating values,
  2) promotes employee engagement, urgency, and high performance, and
  3) provides for ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Manage payroll processing, related compliance, tax set up; address issues and questions regarding payroll from employees; process commission and bonus payments along with merit increases.
• Administer compensation plan and maintain and administer benefits, including health insurance, life insurance, 401(k), short-term disability, wellness, etc. through eligibility, enrollments, payments, and problem-solving.
• Drive day-to-day employee relations resolutions including HR-related topics such as leave and compensation and resolve any issues that may arise.
• Partner with external HR Consultants, Employee Benefits Consultants, Vendors, KCF leadership, and other resources as needed on HR priorities to ensure delivery and implementation of HR solutions.
• Coach, partner, and own performance management, including administering and tracking biannual employee performance reviews.
• Consult on a variety of routine to complex employee relations issues such as corrective actions and policy violations.
• Cultivate the company’s culture through internal communications, company wide survey administration, and ensuring all departments align with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Gather and analyze data with useful HR metrics along with completion of HR-related surveys as needed.
• Develop and implement human resource policies along with revision as needed.
• Responsible for special projects and system updates related to the HRIS, as well as other hosted software systems.
• Oversee HRIS management; update and maintain organizational charts along with employee data.
• Manage internal and external compliance projects under the direction of leadership to ensure compliance with labor regulations.
• Participate as a partner in company onboarding process for new employees.
• Manage offboarding process for employees leaving the company, both voluntary and involuntary situations.
• Manage employee immigration needs along with partnership with law firm.
• Responsible for standard and custom reports requested by departments and managers, as well as for compliance-related reporting.
• Oversee annual budget for People Operations and…